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HOUSE AMENDMENT
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Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) K. Smith offered the following:
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17 Section 13. Section 258.16, Florida Statutes, is
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19 258.16 Rodman Reservoir Recreation Area and Reserve
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21 (1) There is designated and established a state
22 recreation area to be known as Rodman Reservoir Recreation
23 Area and Reserve, in Marion and Putman Counties, which shall
24 include all state-owned lands within the floodplain of the
25 Oklawaha River and those hereafter acquired by the state from
26 Eureka Dam in Marion County to Buckman Lock in Putnam County.
27 Such lands shall be deemed and held to be a state recreation
28 area, under the supervision of the Division of Recreation and
29 Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection, and the
30 division is charged with the duty of providing for the
31 development of multipurpose recreational opportunities at this
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1 recreation area and the care, upkeep, maintenance, and
2 beautification of the Rodman Reservoir Recreation Area and
3 Reserve, including all those dams, locks, and other structures
4 transferred by the Federal Government to the state. Such
5 structures may be permanently closed and filled with suitable
6 materials if their continued maintenance and operation is
7 determined by the department not to be cost-effective due to
8 the overall condition of the structures when they were
9 transferred by the Federal Government. The department shall
10 not adopt any rules or regulations, nor utilize any existing
11 rules or regulations, prohibiting recreational opportunities,
12 including, but not limited to hunting and fishing, in the
13 Rodman Reservoir Recreational Area and Reserve. Any proposed
14 action that would substantially alter the recreation area as
15 it existed on January 1, 2000, shall be approved by the
16 Legislature prior to implementation.
17 (2) The Division of State Lands may acquire in the
18 name of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
19 Trust Fund any additional property adjacent or contiguous to
20 the Rodman Reservoir Recreation Area and Reserve, from private
21 owners or from the United States Government, for improved
22 management and recreational opportunities.
23 (3) The Division of State Lands is directed to
24 identify, contact, and inform all property owners who entered
25 into easements located within the taking line of the Rodman
26 Reservoir of the designation of this area as a state
27 recreation area.
28 (4) By January 1, 2001, the Division of State Lands is
29 directed to submit a report to the Executive Office of the
30 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
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1 (a) Identifies each entity that has an easement within
2 the taking line of the reservoir.
3 (b) Indicates whether the holder of the easement is
4 willing to sell the easement.
5 (c) Estimates the cost of acquiring the easements.
6 (d) Identifies any additional issues resulting from
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11 And the title is amended as follows:
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16 Legislature; creating s. 258.16, F.S.;
17 designating and establishing a state recreation
18 area; providing duties of the Division of
19 Recreation and Parks of the Department of
20 Environmental Protection; providing for closure
21 of certain structures; providing for approval
22 by the Legislature of actions which would
23 substantially alter the recreation area;
24 authorizing the Division of State Lands of the
25 department to acquire contiguous property;
26 requiring the Division of State Lands to notify
27 certain easement holders of the state
28 recreation area designation; requiring a report
29 to the Governor and Legislature; providing an
30 effective date.
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1 WHEREAS, state programs promoting economic development
2 must be tailored to the constituency which they are created to
3 serve, and
4 WHEREAS, programs which serve both rural and urban
5 areas of our state are vital to our citizens' access to
6 opportunity, and
7 WHEREAS, ecotourism is a critical component of many
8 rural economic development programs, and
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